| One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply | 
 enlarge | Author: Kyle Macdonald
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 43799
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0307353168
Dewey Decimal Number: 381.142
EAN: 9780307353160
ASIN: 0307353168
Publication Date: August 21, 2007
Release Date: August 21, 2007
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Product Description
Kyle MacDonald had a paperclip. One red paperclip, a dream, and a resume to write. And bills to pay. Oh, and a very patient girlfriend who was paying the rent while he was once again “between jobs.” Kyle wanted to be able to provide for himself and his girlfriend, Dominique. He wanted to own his own home. He wanted something bigger than a paperclip. So he put an ad on Craigslist, the popular classifieds website, with the intention of trading that paperclip for something better. A girl in Vancouver offered him a fish pen in exchange for his paperclip. He traded the fish pen for a doorknob and the doorknob for a camping stove. Before long he had traded the camping stove for a generator for a neon sign. Not long after that, avid snow-globe collector and television star Corbin Bernsen and the small Canadian town of Kipling were involved, and Kyle was on to bigger and better things.
In One Red Paperclip, Kyle takes you on a journey around the globe as he moves from paperclip holder to homeowner in just fourteen trades. With plenty of irreverent and insightful anecdotes and practical tips on how you can find your own paperclip and realize your dreams, he proves it’s possible to succeed in life and achieve your dreams on your own terms. Quirky and inspirational, this story of a regular guy and a small, red, now-legendary paperclip will have you looking at your office supplies-and your life-in a whole new way.
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 Real life magical tale comes true. July 10, 2008
A modern day fairy tale where a brave youn man magically turns one red paperclip into a cottage for his fair young maiden. Loved the story from start to finish. What a crazy unpredictable journey. . . and Kyle never forgets that its all about the journey.
 One of the BEST Books June 28, 2008
This is truly one of the best, inspirational books I've ever read. It helped me to finally complete my first book, after several years. I LOVED the author's passion and determination, his sense of adventure and trust was outstanding. His book is written as if I was sitting down with a great friend at dinner and learning about this amazing experience. The pictures are perfect too, although, everyone that I tell about the book, I mention to make sure not to look at the pictures ahead of time.
Janet Spurr, Marblehead, MABeach Chair Diaries
A book to gobble up like a can of pringles June 26, 2008
I read this in one day, sneaking off from all the other things I was supposed to be doing (sort like Kyle running out to trade a red paperclip when he's supposed to be working on his resume) It's just a lot of fun! A real exercise in see-where-life-takes-you. I love that although Kyle sort of wanted to trade up to a house what was always most important was the next trade and picking the right person by what felt right. A real delight! Way to go Kyle! Can't wait to see what the house trades for!
 Once read dumb book April 19, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I can't believe I bought this book! It's a great book if you're an 8th grader. Too bad there's not a NO star catagory.
Don't you wish you'd thought of it? January 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Kyle MacDonald is a rock star if you ask me. His savvy and sense of humour make him instantly endearing and this book is aspirational for anyone looking for "a great big adventure". Love the writing style, love the content, love it's simplicity.
Kirsty Dunphey, Author Retired at 27, If I can do it anyone can
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